At Toronto, Drew Stafford scored twice as Buffalo beat Toronto to move into a tie for fifth in the Eastern Conference.

Daniel Paille and Matt Ellis also scored for the Sabres as Ryan Miller made 27 saves.

SHARKS 4, OILERS 2

Patrick Marleau scored two goals and Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves as San Jose snapped their three-game winless streak with a victory over Edmonton.

Joe Thornton also scored and Joe Pavelski extended his goal-scoring streak to four games as the Sharks finally figured out how to beat longtime nemesis Dwayne Roloson, the Edmonton goalie who has been responsible for several of San Jose’s most significant home losses over the past four seasons.

In other games it was:

• Panthers 4, Devils 0

• Blackhawks 5, Lightning 3

• Avalanche 3, Senators 2, OT

• Canucks 4, Flames 3, SO

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